Shutdown continues through Christmas as Trump stands firm on wall demand
Lawmakers will reconvene on Thursday to try to broker a deal and reopen the government
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Government shutdown continues
“Closed” signs were up at federal offices on the third day of the partial government shutdown. Both sides held firm as the dispute over President Trump's border wall continues. Chip Reid reports.
"I'm not sure how this ends": Shutdown could last until January
In a message to her caucus on Saturday evening, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi warned "it is unlikely that there will be any progress to end the Trump shutdown in the next several days"
Here's what shuts down in a government shutdown
Government funding for key departments and agencies runs dry Friday night
Government officially enters partial shutdown
Both the House and Senate adjourned for the night without coming to a deal
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis submits resignation, will step down in February; Volunteer elves respond to every letter sent to Santa Claus, Indiana
Senate to reject bill with $5B for Trump wall
Congress has a midnight deadline Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown after President Trump rejected a Senate budget deal. House Republicans then backed Mr. Trump on a party-line vote to add billions in spending for the president's border wall. Nancy Cordes reports.
Mac Thornberry says military funds shouldn't go to wall
Congress needs to "adequately fund border security," Thornberry told Major Garrett on "The Takeout" this week, as a partial government shutdown threatens in the weekend before Christmas
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House passes measure to fund government until February 8th; Santa's elves keep dreams alive in Indiana.
Mattis to step down in February
Just one day after the president said he's pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, Defense Secretary James Mattis submitted his resignation. Mattis said he is stepping down in February because of differences in viewpoints with the president. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
House passes spending bill, increasing likelihood of shutdown
Trump said Thursday that he would not sign the Senate bill passed one day earlier because it did not contain funding for a border wall
Ryan: Trump won't sign Senate spending bill
GOP lawmakers are scrambling to avoid a government shutdown after the president told House Republican leaders he won't sign the Senate spending bill, which lacks the funding he wanted for border security. The deadline is midnight Friday. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Nancy Cordes explain where it goes from here.
GOP moves to protect Trump in 2020 primaries
Some states are taking steps to protect the president from an intra-party primary challenge ahead of the 2020 election. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns explains how the GOP is bracing for what's expected to be a highly competitive presidential election.
House to vote on temporary spending bill
The House is expected to vote on a spending bill today in hopes of avoiding tomorrow's government shutdown deadline. However, the measure doesn't include funding for President Trump's border wall. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes takes CBSN through the latest.
Republicans move to protect Trump from primary challenges
One state is even considering canceling its Republican primary to help insulate Trump ahead of the general election in 2020
Senate approves stopgap spending measure to avoid shutdown
President Trump has recently said he would be "proud" to shut down the government to get funding for the border wall
Ryan bemoans "broken politics" in farewell address
Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan bemoans state of politics in America in his farewell speech today
Ryan laments "broken politics" in farewell speech
House Speaker Paul Ryan lamented "our broken politics" and decried the rise of "outrage as a brand" during his farewell speech Wednesday. He offered no answers but said it was a challenge he'd spend "more time wrestling with in my next chapter."
Democrats support McConnell's short-term spending proposal
Democratic leadership supports the legislation, and a top Trump aide said he may support it
Rep. Martha McSally appointed to finish McCain's term in Senate
McSally lost a race for the Senate in November to Democratic Rep. Krysten Sinema, but now both will head to the chamber
Rep. McSally appointed to fill Senate seat
Arizona Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally has been appointed by the governor to serve the rest of John McCain's term in the Senate. McSally ran for the state's other open Senate seat in November but lost. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green has more.
Court hearing scheduled for Rep. Chris Collins in insider trading case
The New York Republican, charged with insider trading, is accused of sharing information with his son about a biotech company in which he held the largest shares
James Comey slams Trump for calling Michael Cohen a "rat"
The former FBI director, fired by President Trump in 2017, testified before a House panel Monday. Afterward he commented on a Trump tweet in which he called his former personal lawyer a "rat"
What's on White House holiday wish list?
"Where Did You Get This Number?" podcast host Anthony Salvanto explores Beltway wish lists and digs into how NORAD tracks Santa
Funding deadline moves White House toward government shutdown
The White House and Congress have until the end of Friday, the winter solstice, to agree on a spending bill. If not, the government will essentially run out of money, and roughly a quarter of it will shut down ahead of Christmas. Errol Barnett reports.
Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike using lethal injection fails
Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says
Hegseth says he's cutting generals and admirals by 20%, ousting "woke"
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